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Originally posted by veruca
I can't even bring myself to eat out anymore...and when we do , I make sure it is somewhere that children won't be, or late enough that they will be in bed. I cannot stand people and their terribly behaved children...running, screaming, throwing things....and their parents just keep on eating...forcing the server to wrangle thier brats.
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Yeah, and people wonder why i hate kids so much and will never have any of my own.
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Originally posted by rat
I know, I know, I'm not a parent. I'm 21 and have neither spouse nor child.
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There's no need to ever apologize for not having children when citing bad behavior or complaining about poor parenting. That's part of what keeps bad parents the way they are- no one calls them on it, and they never learn. Just because you don't have kids doesn't mean you can't have valid opinions on everyday things.
To address the topic, that kills me when I see it. I will ask for the manager and tell them that there's no need to cater to those types of people. They need to know that the rest of us would greatly appreciate not seeing such a thing in the restaurant, so maybe they'll realize they're perfectly well within their right to ask that they not do that. Real customers are complaining.
Same goes for screaming children, children who are running around, etc. I tend to be more vocal in those cases, though.